Alexander Wang and Hot Sauce! How Dua Lipa Took South by Southwest in Style

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Secret soundcheck!

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Obsessed with my Alexander Wang sweater! Just about to go onstage.

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So much sparkle. Ready for my show at Fader Fort—eeeeek!

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Loved every moment! The crowd’s energy was surreal!

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When the crew comes through with the goods . . . Bringing our equipment in with style. #TourLyfe

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Sunny, sunny runs around Austin.

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Post-acoustic set: Waiting for that burger!

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What dreams are made of . . .

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Hangin’ with Rae Sremmurd backstage.

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Sorry, what?

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Meeting Jo Whiley from BBC Radio 2 after my first-ever SXSW performance to tell her all about it! She obviously loved my Stella McCartney phone case!

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Last week, standing out among the more than 2,200 musical acts vying for attention at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, was breakout star Dua Lipa in her well-received debut appearance at the festival. Elsewhere in the world, the 20-year-old London-born pop star has been making a name for herself with her lush vocals and dance floor–ready, synth-heavy beats that are all over her hit track, “Be the One.”

But it’s not only Dua Lipa’s sound that has been piquing everyone’s attention. Taking some of Alexander Wang’s coolest streetwear designs straight to the stage, she’s quickly becoming a fashion darling. Above, clad in edgy biker jackets and fresh varsity knits, Lipa lets us in on her first festival foray, from thumping performances at the Fader Fort to hanging backstage with hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd to piling up on Texas’s biggest export: hot sauce.